恩斯特·贡布里希(Ernst H. Gombrich, 1909—2001)
生于奥地利维也纳,英国著名艺术史家、人文主义者,一位百科全书式的人物,被誉为“英国乃至世界上最著名的艺术史家”和“20世纪最具影响力的学者和思想家之一”。在二战期间,他曾为英国广播公司工作,专门负责监听德语广播;战后在伦敦大学瓦尔堡研究所工作,后来一直担任该校教授。
AI导读
核心看点
艺术史家贡布里希以童趣笔触,将数千年人类历史浓缩为生动故事。
摒弃枯燥年代罗列,聚焦文明演进脉络,描绘从史前到现代的历史画卷。
深刻反思战争与偏见,倡导理性、宽容与和平,传递人文主义关怀。
读者共识
文笔优美如童话,极大降低了历史阅读门槛,老少皆宜。
虽被部分读者认为深度不足,但其宏阔视野与温情叙事备受赞誉。
书中关于人性、欲望与和平的哲思,超越历史本身,引人深思。
精彩摘录
"But you may be surprised to hear that the Middle Ages were like a starry night. Let me explain.Have you ever heard people talking about the Dark Ages? This is the name given to the period which followed the collapse of the Roman empire when very few people could read or write and hardly anyone knew "
"The history of the world is, sadly, not pretty poem. It offer's little variety, and it is nearly always the unpleasant things that are repeated, over and over again."